THE RUSSIAN BASSO

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 151, 29 June 1938, Page 10

THE RUSSIAN BASSO

i SECOND FINE CONCERT i I In spile or the inclement weather,! ! there was a very lrm<e audience in the ; Town Hall last night, wtien Mr. A!o'.-; : j 'andcr Kipnis gave his second and law I concert. Those who , stayed ru heme and were content to listen-m. alt.ionr;.i also afio.-cU'd a ureal treat, no douol, ■ missed mi'.cn. tor Bfci. Kipnis aoos nin .sine only • co. .11/ xacfsi other bodily on briny jmr.icu's"ly noticeable m iji.n opoiatic nun. : boys. Last ' m *' s <■> la selection J tiu 1 o ' "nmir.e Dei 11 a one or the finest ima;:.n:eb!e. The I 1 0. n 1 •"Within Ti .J L-,,L.Ln_,, • from Mozttrts "ivlagic elule, an Jiu I which revealed tne quality of the 'singer's voice. Then followed a group lot songs by Brahms, most deliea.cly sung, his encore number to (bracket being "Clorinda.' -The■ -=cawjnann bracket was the finest Oilum., of the evening. J I Wepi..as I L<»y Dreaming." "MoonuahV and Dcdic.v tion" were sung with exquisite incline and interpretation, and tms trio u Schumann gems contrasted VIV with "The Soldier and. The J.wo Grenadiers," the two numbers which completed the bracket It is ma song such as "The Two Grenadiers that Mr. Kipnis shows what a line operatic artist he is. As if dispelling any doubt on this point, he sang as an encore the serenade from" Fau^ ' g J°rv a diabolical glee which w«s> cxt J? ■ordinarily effective. Another operatic number later in the Ihe "'Gentle Lady' aria from Mozai-s "Don Giovanni," which was a tnump i of vocal and facial expression. The group of Russian folk K CS t the artist singing what he likes best ir, cine "The Los. "Sunrise, and "The Red Sarafan" appealed strongly each in its own way,,.and however tired ono may. be ot 111 c Volga Boatmen," there "is no denying the artistry of the interpretation gi\cn it by Mr. Kipnis. The basso was generous in his encore numbers Ampngst others were "Do Not Go My Love "The Erl King." "Caro MlO Beii. "The Rich Man," and "Devotion. Mi. Kipnis who, incident ally._ is njF**? linguist (singing in Russian, Itahan, German,-French, or English, as in occasion demands), received a ovation at the close of his concert It was fully deserved, and so was the all gg "SLPsaai. ss& have had more.